Hey, a few quotes to brighten your day and give you pause 🙂
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For Day 14, the prompt is peanut butter jelly hamburgers and cheeseburgers.
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In grade school all the kids ate PBJ —
Sandwiches; a simple lunch meal.
Maybe there were fruit snacks, smarties saved.
A juice box, or chocolate milk unsealed.
Sometimes mom’s brought kids McDonald’s,
Sometimes small Boston pizza lunches.
While Cheeseburger kids meals tasted good long;
And pineapple-ham pizzas were munched.
Not sure which lunches were most fun.
Children adore take-out and sugar most.
A change from the everyday hum-drum —
Cupcakes, donuts, cookies, jam on toast.
I recall those who’d too little food, those who —
Munched just junk; peanut allergies too.
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For MayDay Prompts Day 6, the prompt is books and computers.
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Paper scratches a certain way,
You hold it;
Paper pages graze, abrade fingertips.
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It’s a roughness lingering, sheltering;
Carrying with it —
Words; stories sending pulses racing.
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Printed letters have a smoothness,
Inky darkness that —
Transforms, creates plot and resolution.
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A book online is sublime,
Swiping pages with —
Ease; providing reviews so effortlessly.
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I prefer to type manuscripts —
Online; to fix —
Errors on computers; to research.
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Ushering together scenes, opening screens.
Learning how to —
Write character conversation, devise flow.
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Gathering the pieces of your writing —
Together; makes the —
Writing process via computers un-constrained.
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But, if you’re published, preference —
Turns to paper —
Novels; loved by weary fingertips.
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Covers soft or hard with —
Embellishment, texture, graphics;
E-books, paperback, hardcover — your preference?
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Thanks to Sonya of Only 100 Words for hosting #3LineTales.
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Lilly swallows and clenches her teeth. Her hand shakes as she slides a rook forward,” Check.”
Krista’s lip trembles, “That’s not fair.”
Her eyes grow large, “Never mind, checkmate.” Lily screeches and flips the chessboard; the fight’s only begun.
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Scribbles of graffiti were vibrant on the alley walls where octagons on wires hung, out of place modern art. Dirt and garbage caked the ground and the pungent decay had Jessie wrinkling her nose as she stepped into daylight.
She rubbed a damp palm on her jeans as the bundle in her arms squirmed. She loved the charcoal puppy, but couldn’t keep her. Her buyer slid out of a van in a Senators cap and waved at her grinning.
Papers were passed, cash exchanged. The puppy yipped and settled into the nap of the man’s neck. She knew his children would be excited. She watched heart beating in her throat as the van drove away and she faded into the alley trembling inside; she’d done the right thing. A tear leaked from her eye and the octagons above her groaned in the wind.
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December’s passed. Happy New Year 2019‼️🥂Keep going. ‼️🥳
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Welcome, this is late, better late than never I suppose. This week is my last Steeped Tea Event for December, except maybe Boxing Day. My last 2018 charity event is Monday, called the ‘Snowflake Ball’ for a children’s hospital wing, in the University Hospital in my city. I’m excited, but I know it will be a long one by the end of the night. Enjoyable too. There are so many worthy causes out there and I love that I can be apart of them. Looking forward to the fashion at this one too.
I have a couple of stops left to Christmas shop before the 24th, & also Christmas baking, cards, and special foods, those kinds of things to prepare once work is done for awhile. This year has turned out to be so different than many other years. Both, in ways I’m glad about and also in taking giant leaps — I’m still in the process of figuring life out. I wish this involved writing more, but I’ve gained experience in other areas I hope will be useful in the future. Here and there I get to write a poem, and comment. These are the most relaxing times for me. Sometime I will have a lot more to say then, what I can say right now. But it’s been a good year — answered prayers, and time to catch up on some quotes.
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Welcome to officially Autumn/Fall, maybe Winter or Spring? Here, in Alberta, we never know. Yesterday was November blizzardy, today is a warm fall day from say, in late-September. And next week, we are up in the double-digits (Celsius), which is more early September weather, not late-October.
So, in this weather battle we either freeze as yesterday, or are boiling hot. There’s no in-between and the thermostat’s confused. But, I’m told its an El Nino year so we should have a warm winter for the rest of season (burst out laughing).
Otherwise, I’m still doing a bit of freelance writing and proofreading. I’m looking to eventually have time to work on a final draft of my novel to submit it. I went to a writers conference for in August and had a successful pitch, and I would love to submit it to that agent/publisher. But currently, writing/editing time for my novel is a dream as I spend much time starting up my Steeped Tea business and getting into a routine. Also, I am looking for a great apartment in a certain of the city near to my friends and family.
I never thought after my health problems that this could be a possibility. I need something small right now, and I’m hoping to pick up more freelance work that pays decent, even if its administration, and to support myself as securely as possible until I can work more hours, and buy a place with money from my disability settlement, last year. I’m shocked to be at this place in my life, to have some kind of independence. I know it will be harder than home and more expensive for sure, but I’m still excited. Almost, as if I’m 23-years old again.
So, that’s life lately, and I hope you guys enjoy my October quotes. The first set is a bit late in coming.
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